Election Commission to stop campaign before polls schedule

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Irked by the ongoing election campaign through posters, billboards and wall writings by aspirant candidates, the Election Commission (EC) has planned to stop the campaign before declaring the election schedule.
“These are immoral activities. But we can not take any step at this moment due to legal limitations,” Abdur Rashid Sarkar, secretary of the EC Secretariat, yesterday told reporters at his office.

The EC will soon hold meetings with the police administration and Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) as they have jurisdictions to stop the unauthorised campaign, he said.

“We will ask the police administration and Dhaka City Corporation authorities to initiate steps to stop the campaign by the aspirant candidates,” the secretary said.

While the announcement of the polls schedule is yet to be made, many aspirant candidates in the capital and elsewhere have launched election campaign through posters, billboards and wall writings.

As per the rules of the code of conduct formulated by the EC, no candidate is allowed to launch campaign through billboards, wall writings and colour posters after the election schedule is declared.

But as the EC has no jurisdiction to stop the ongoing election campaign by the aspirant candidates much ahead of the next election scheduled for January, the EC in a recent meeting decided to sit with the police administration and the DCC to stop the unauthorised campaign.

The city corporation ordinance has empowered the corporation authorities to stop such campaigns to keep the city clean.

9 Responses to “Election Commission to stop campaign before polls schedule”

1. 1
   MD.KHASHRUZZAMAN Says:
   May 11th, 2008 at 1:37 pm

   Dear EC,

   I live in Dhaka but have not voter ragistration.Now how is it possible to ragistration my voter listin Dhaka.

   Thanks
   khashru

2. 2
   MOHAMMED SHAH ALAMGIR Says:
   May 31st, 2008 at 10:14 am

   Dear Sir,
   How can I get the plastic ID card ?
   My ID No-2699501902820

   I want to smart plastic ID card.

   Thanks.
   MOHAMMED SHAH ALAMGIR
   ID No-2699501902820

3. 3
   MD.RAFIQUL ISLAM Says:
   June 11th, 2008 at 2:48 pm

   ELECTION COMMISSIONER
   E.C., S.B. NAGAR, DHAKA.
   DEAR SIR,
   MY NAME IS MD.RAFIQUL ISLAM, MY ADDRESS IS ARE VILL-MAUSAID(SARKAR BARI),P.O. UZAMPUR,P.S.UTTARKHAN (EX-UTTARA),DIST.-DHAKA. BUT I LIVE (TEMPORARILY) ALONE IN DHAKA NEW BAILY ROAD. VERY SAD,I AM NOT VOTER 0R NOT VOTER REGISTRATION. NOW, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO MY REGISTRATION AND VOTER LIST ENLISTED IN MY FOLLOWING ADDRESS.I WANT MY IDENTITY CARD ANYHOW PLEASE.
   YOURS SINCERELY
   MD. RAFIQUL ISLAM

4. 4
   md.rafiqul islam Says:
   June 13th, 2008 at 2:06 pm

   ELECTION COMMISSIONER
   E.C., S.B. NAGAR, DHAKA.
   DEAR SIR,
   MY NAME IS MD.RAFIQUL ISLAM, MY ADDRESS IS VILL-MAUSAID(SARKAR BARI),P.O. UZAMPUR,P.S.UTTARKHAN (EX-UTTARA),DIST.-DHAKA. BUT I LIVE (TEMPORARILY) ALONE IN DHAKA NEW BAILY ROAD. VERY SAD,I AM NOT VOTER 0R NOT VOTER REGISTRATION. NOW, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO MY REGISTRATION AND VOTER LIST ENLISTED IN MY FOLLOWING ADDRESS.I WANT MY IDENTITY CARD ANYHOW PLEASE.
   YOURS SINCERELY
   MD. RAFIQUL ISLAM

5. 5
   md.rafiqul islam Says:
   June 14th, 2008 at 1:59 pm

   ELECTION COMMISSIONER
   E.C.SECTT., S.B. NAGAR, DHAKA.
   DEAR SIR,

   MY NAME IS MD.RAFIQUL ISLAM, MY ADDRESS IS VILL-MAUSAID(SARKAR BARI),P.O. UZAMPUR, P.S.UTTARKHAN (EX-UTTARA),DIST.-DHAKA. BUT I LIVE (TEMPORARILY) ALONE IN 2 NO PROPERTY ARCHADE, 26 NATOK SHORONI, NEW BAILY ROAD,DHAKA. VERY SAD,I AM NOT VOTER AND NO VOTER REGISTRATION. NOW, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO MY REGISTRATION AND VOTER LIST ENLISTED IN MY FOLLOWING ADDRESS.I WANT MY IDENTITY CARD ANYHOW, ANYWHERE, ANY ADDRESS PLEASE.
   YOURS SINCERELY
   MD. RAFIQUL ISLAM

6. 6
   md.rafiqul islam Says:
   June 18th, 2008 at 12:41 pm

   CHIEF ELECTION COMMISSIONER
   C.E.C.SECTT., S.B. NAGAR, DHAKA.

   DEAR SIR,

   MY NAME IS MD.RAFIQUL ISLAM, MY ADDRESS IS VILL-MAUSAID(SARKAR BARI),P.O. UZAMPUR, P.S.UTTARKHAN (EX-UTTARA),DIST.-DHAKA. BUT I LIVE (TEMPORARILY) ALONE IN 2 NO PROPERTY ARCHADE, 26 NATOK SHORONI, NEW BAILY ROAD,DHAKA. VERY SAD,I AM NOT VOTER AND NO VOTER REGISTRATION. NOW, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO MY REGISTRATION AND VOTER LIST ENLISTED IN MY FOLLOWING ADDRESS.I WANT MY IDENTITY CARD ANYHOW, ANYWHERE, ANY ADDRESS PLEASE.
   YOURS SINCERELY
   MD. RAFIQUL ISLAM

7. 7
   shrabon Says:
   July 28th, 2008 at 1:03 am

   Sir
   I lost my voter registration PIN recept. How can be possible i get my ID card.
   Please tell me what can i do?
   Thanks
   Shrabon

8. 8
   SHORIF AHMOD SHAMIM Says:
   August 12th, 2008 at 7:41 pm

   I LIVE IN CHITTAGONG. how is it possible to ragistration my voter list in chittagong.
   01195031883
   sorifahmod@yahoo.com

9. 9
   SHORIF AHMOD SHAMIM Says:
   August 12th, 2008 at 7:46 pm

   I WANT TO VOTER

   PLESE I WANT TO VOTER

   PLESE I WANT TO VOTER

   PLESE I WANT TO VOTER

   SHAMIM SHA AMANAT MARKET
   JUBILLE ROAD CHITTAGONG
   01195031883
   sorifahmod@yahoo.com

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